INTERCEPTOR FOR PREVENTING SHIP COLLISIONS WITH OFFSHORE POWER STATIONS AND THE LIKE

There is provided an encircling network of floating intercepting elements about a fixed installation in a body of water, each attached to radially extending anchor units whereby the network decelerates a ship or other engaging body to prevent collision with the installation. The anchors are designed to move across the floor of the body of water to produce a given drag whereby connecting cables are tensioned but not broken during the deceleration.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This Government-owned invention available for U.S. licensing and, possibly, for foreign licensing. Copy of patent available Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D.C. 20231 $0.50.
• Corporate Authors:

  Energy Research and Development Administration

  20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Hammond, R P
• Publication Date: 1973-12-13

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Braking; Crash avoidance systems; Crashes; Offshore platforms; Offshore structures; Passenger terminals; Patents; Power; Railroad stations; Safety; Ships
• Old TRIS Terms: Interceptor; Like; Patents (Braking); Platform safety; Preventing
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Energy; Marine Transportation; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00146552
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: PAT-APPL-424 256 Patent
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 1977 12:00AM